[vsnet-grb 161208] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 27 10:15:31 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 27 Oct 11 01:15:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.225d {+08h 40m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.056d {-45d 03' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.786d
SLEW_TIME:       4560.00 SOD {01:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15861 TJD;   300 DOY;   11/10/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       211.05d {+14h 04m 11s}  -12.60d {-12d 36' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         74.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      212.78d {+14h 11m 07s}  -16.62d {-16d 37' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        73.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.05, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.94,-59.76 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 8.53,9.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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